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GEO Jail in New York City Sees Rapid Spread of Coronavirus by A GEO Group-run jail in Queens, New York City, saw coronavirus cases surge in the facility in May 2020. The 222-bed medium/minimum-security federal Queens Detention Facility, New York City’s only privately run jail, reported 25 prisoners and 10 …
CoreCivic Detention Center Demanded Detainees Sign Liability Release to Receive Masks by David Reutter, Kevin Bliss by David M. Reutter Detainees at CoreCivic’s Otay Mesa Detention Center (OMDC) in California were enthusiastic when told they would be issued face masks to protect themselves from COVID-19. The mood changed quickly when …
Unsealed Documents Expose Treatment Failures at San Diego Jail by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso In response to a motion filed by the ACLU, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California unsealed documents in June 2019 related to the failures of San Diego …
Almond v. Wexford, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2020 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS This Settlement Agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into by and between the Plaintiff Charles Almond (hereinafter referred to as "Plaintiff'), and Defendant Wexford Health Sources, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "Wexford"). The Plaintiff …
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One infamous private, for-profit company, CommunityEducationCenters (“CEC”), runs 30% of all halfway houses nationwide.134 The recidivism
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Hampton County Detention Center, SC, SHP Medical Intake Forms, 2020 Screening Questionnaire for coronavirus Disease {COVID-19) Frequently asked questions 1. Have you or any-:,ne in your household t:-av:led t::i China or a Community that is known to be infected in the United States? Yes or No 2. Ha·,~ yo1.J been …
Marion County Sheriff, SC, Request for Foodservice Proposals, 2020 Marion County South Carolina Date of Issue: June 15, 2020 Pre-Proposal Meeting: June 30, 2020 10:00 AM Proposals Due: July 17, 2020 4:00 PM Request for Proposal For The Marion County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center For Inmate Food Services If you …
Sumer County Sheriff, SC, FOIA Response Re SHP Contracts and Amendments, 2020 SUMTER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ANTHONY DENNIS, SHERIFF July 23, 2020 Patrick J. McLaughlin, Esquire Wukela Law Firm 403 Second Loop Road Post Office Box 13057 Florence, SC 29504-3057 RE: FOIA Requests to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center and Sumter …
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Grant v. Chamberlain, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2020 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASES OF ALL CLAIMS This Settlement Agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into by and between the Plaintiff Don L. Grant (hereinafter referred to as "Plaintiff'), and Defendant Wexford Health Sources, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "Wexford"). The …
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Undisclosed Settlement in Kentucky Case a Textbook Case of Negligent PrivatizedPrison Medical Care
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to publicly laud the firm, which with $2.33 billion in 2018 revenues is the nation’s largest privateprison operator.
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from 35 to 40 a year to over 400 a year. Negative publicity led Corizon to terminate its contract in May 2016. It was replaced by Centurion of Florida. Wexford’s contract was terminated in 2017
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Smith v. Champaign Sheriff, IL, Settlement, Wrongful Death, 2020 ADMINISTRATOR'S FULL AND FINAL RELEASE KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that I, LILLIE SMITH, individually, and as ,ndependent Administrator of the Estate of PAUL E. CLIFTON, Deceased, for the sole and only consideration of THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($35,000.00), the …
Plumb v. New Mexico Corr. Dept., et al., NM, Settlement Agreement, Medical Malpractice, 2020
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Sorrentino v. Wexford, IL, Settlement (Wexford), Medical Neglect, 2020 CONFIDENTIAL RELEASE AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT This Confidential Release and Settlement Agreement (the "Agreement") is made as on February - - ~ 2020 (the "Effective Date") by and between Joseph Sorrentino ("Sorrentino"), and Wexford Health Sources, Inc. ("Wexford" and with Sorrentino the …
Springs v. Schwartz, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2020 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVJSION RYAN SPRINGS (R52272), Plaintiff, vs, ) ) ) ) No. 15-cv-5437 ) WEXFORD HEALTH SOURCES; INC., ) et al., ) Defendants. 1. ) ) The Honorable Sara L. …
